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Adventure games. They include three fundamental elements: exploration, solving puzzles and strongly emphasized story. Controlled characters collect items and use them in puzzles in order to push the story further. Adventure games usually offer only single player mode and the point-and-click interface. This category includes also HOPAs (Hidden Object Puzzle Adventure games) which put emphasis on searching items hidden on the screen.

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Through the Woods
Through the Woods

Adventure 27 October 2016

A horror adventure game and the debut production of Antagonist, a Norwegian studio. The action of Through the Woods takes place in modern times in a dark forest somewhere on the western shore of Norway. While playing, we assume the role of a desperate woman named Karen who tries to find her lost son. She is constantly interrupted by various evil creatures inspired by Nordic mythology and Scandinavian folklore.

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The Shattering
The Shattering

Adventure 21 April 2020

The Shattering is a PC-based action adventure game. The production offers a climate of psychological horror, allowing us to explore the interior of the mind of a mentally troubled hero, where we have to deal with both puzzles and agility challenges.

PC

Corona Blossom Vol. 1 Gift From the Galaxy
Corona Blossom Vol. 1 Gift From the Galaxy

Adventure 28 July 2016

A classic representative of the visual novel genre. The game was created and published by independent studio Front Wing, creators of ISLAND and the Grisaia series. Corona Blossom Vol. 1 Gift From the Galaxy presents the story of Keiji, a young creator of robots and other machines, who drops out of college, abandoning city life in order to move in with his grandfather, who lives in the countryside.

PC

All the Delicate Duplicates
All the Delicate Duplicates

Adventure 17 February 2017

An experimental adventure game with exploration elements created by two independent developers: Mez Breeze and Andy Campbell. The main protagonist of All the Delicate Duplicates is John - a computer scientist and a single father of Charlotte, who accompanies him on his adventure. One day, the man receives some mysterious items - journals and sketches - as an inheritance from an enigmatic relative of his - Mo.

PC

Wilson's Heart
Wilson's Heart

Adventure 25 April 2017

A psychological VR thriller developed by Twisted Pixel Games. The players are taken to 1940s, assuming control of a World War I veteran who suddenly wakes up in an abandoned part of the somber facility in which he has been placed while awaiting a heart surgery. He quickly discovers that the surgery was completed, replacing his heart with an artificial device of an unknown origin.

PC

Aporia: Beyond The Valley
Aporia: Beyond The Valley

Adventure 19 July 2017

Aporia: Beyond The Valley is a first-person exploration adventure game developed by the Dutch studio Investigate North. The game takes place in a mysterious Ez'rat Qin valley that once was the home of a great civilization. Now, only ruins remain there. Our hero wakes up after hundreds of years of slumber, suffering from amnesia. His task is to find out the truth about himself and his old world's past. We observe the game from a first-person perspective.

PC

CAT Interstellar
CAT Interstellar

Adventure 26 May 2017

CAT Interstellar is a science fiction adventure/exploration game developed by the indie studio Ionized Games. The game takes place in a distant future where mankind tries to terraform Mars. We control a DOG V4 drone that oversees the process. As we play and progress through the game, we discover more secrets of the Red Planet. The action is presented from a third-person point of view.

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Lethis: Daring Discoverers
Lethis: Daring Discoverers

Adventure 08 June 2017

Lethis: Daring Discoverers is a steampunk adventure game developed by Triskell Interactive and serves as a sequel to Lethis: Path of Progress. The game is set in the same world as Lethis: Path of Progress, but its action takes place in a later historical period - in a fantasy version of Victorian times. Technology in this world is so advanced that it is now possible to construct gigantic cannons that can launch manned capsules to other planets.

PC

Project Rap Rabbit
Project Rap Rabbit

Adventure canceled

A rhythmic adventure game in which the essence of the game are battles for words. In comparison to other productions of this type, this title stands out due to the original mechanics of the game. The songs take on the role of extended dialogue trees, in which subsequent issues are arranged in successive lines. Success guarantees not only the right rhymes, but also enriching the tracks with the right emotional charge, fitting in with the weakness of a particular opponent.

PCPS4

Senran Kagura Reflexions
Senran Kagura Reflexions

Adventure 13 September 2018

A spin-off of the Senran Kagura series. It is an adventure game, in which the players are spending time with one of the main female protagonists of the series. The game was designed to take advantage of the unique functions of Nintendo Switch.

PCSwitch

Inner Voices
Inner Voices

Adventure 10 May 2017

An exploration/adventure horror by the independent studio Sigma Games from Poland. The main hero of Inner Voices is John Blake who is trapped in a dimension resembling purgatory. The protagonist suffers from amnesia and the only way to reveal his mysterious past is to follow a strange voice. The hints it drops lead the hero to eerie places which reflect his own memories distorted by an unknown, evil force. The action is presented from the first-person perspective.

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Scanner Sombre
Scanner Sombre

Adventure 26 April 2017

An adventure game with horror features, focused around exploration and with unusual visuals. The work of Introversion Software’s team delivered a title set in a system of underground caves and corridors, wrapped in utter darkness. With no flashlights or torches of any kind, we can only navigate using laser-scanning system LIDAR, which displays our surroundings as three-dimensional shapes formed by sparkling points.

PC

World to the West
World to the West

Adventure 05 May 2017

A 3D action adventure game with elements of logic puzzle and RPG, developed by Rain Games – independent studio who also created Teslagrad. The story in World to the West focuses on four different characters, who join forces in order to stop a villain and recover a treasures he has stolen.

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The Fidelio Incident
The Fidelio Incident

Adventure 23 May 2017

An adventure game featuring elements of the so-called walking simulators and developed by the independent studio Act 3 Games. The protagonist - Stanley, is a man whose past is unclear to the player. The plane he had been using to travel with his wife crashed on a frozen island near the coast of Iceland. The two survived the crash, but end up separated. The protagonist's goal is to reach his wife who is trapped in the wreck that is located on top of a mountain.

PC

Octave
Octave

Adventure 18 October 2016

A point-and-click adventure game with action elements, developed by one-man indie developer Anate Studio. You play as an unfortunate man taken to a forest by a murderer. In the last moment, the protagonist is rescued by a mysterious force, but as he looks for a way to escape, he quickly learns that he hasn't been saved yet and still needs to fight for his life. Octave utilizes a side view perspective.

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Last Day of June
Last Day of June

Adventure 31 August 2017

An adventure game by Ovosonico, co-produced by director Massimo Guarini (Shadows of the DAMNED, Naruto: Rise of a Ninja), Steven Wilson (the founder of the band Porcupine Tree) and Jessica Cope (the director of Metallica's music video for “Here Comes Revenge”). The story focuses on Carl, whose beloved June died from injuries she sustained in a car crash. However, thte protagonist discovers that he can use June's paintings to travel in time.

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InnerSpace
InnerSpace

Adventure 16 January 2018

An unique exploration-oriented game by indie studio PolyKnight Games. The gameplay in InnerSpace focuses on traversing a world surrounded by water, where the laws of physics are reversed, and the locals live in cities built on the remnants of earlier civilizations. You play as a cartographer searching for artifacts and discovering previously unknown places to learn the history of this universe.

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Flipping Death
Flipping Death

Adventure 07 August 2018

An unusual mix of an adventure game and a platform game. The title was developed by Swedish studio Zaink! and it is a spiritual successor to Stick It to the Man!, a game from 2013. The players assume the role of Penny Doewood. After a tragic death, she must replace Death, who goes on vacation. The girl is solving problems of numerous restless souls while also trying to discover the truth about her own death.

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Outlast Trinity
Outlast Trinity

Adventure 25 April 2017

A complete collection of three games contained in the popular survival horror series Outlast, created by Red Barrels. The collection, entitled Outlast Trinity, includes the first installment, originally released in 2013, together with its official expansion Outlast: Whistleblower as well as its full-fledged sequel Outlast 2 from 2017.

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Heaven's Vault
Heaven's Vault

Adventure 16 April 2019

Adventure game inspired by graphic novels, combining the climate of science fiction and Middle Eastern colors. Heaven's Vault was developed by British studio inkle Ltd, known for the warmly received adventure 80 Days. The game is set in a mysterious Nebula - an interstellar structure composed of inhabited moons and rivers of water and air connecting them. How this peculiar phenomenon came into existence - is unknown.

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Whispers of a Machine
Whispers of a Machine

Adventure 17 April 2019

Whispers of a Machine is a science fiction adventure developed for PCs. The action takes place in the future, at a time when humanity has deliberately retreated in technological development in order to remove the threat of being dominated by advanced artificial intelligences. We play the role of a detective investigating a series of murders in a sleepy city. The game boils down mainly to exploring the location, conducting conversations and solving puzzles.

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Figment
Figment

Adventure 22 September 2017

An action-adventure game offering a surrealistic atmosphere and developed by Bedtime Digital Games. Figment is set in a world which depicts the subconsciousness of a 40-year-old man. When his calm mind got attacked by nightmares symbolizing everyday frights, two friends stood up to them. Dusty is an embodiment of courage; as for Rusty, she manifests optimism and bears a resemblance to birds.

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Bye-Bye Boxboy!
Bye-Bye Boxboy!

Adventure 02 February 2017

Bye-Bye Boxboy! is the third installment of the logical platform game series developed by HAL Laboratory. Just like in the previous games, we play as Qbby, a square character that can replicate his shape. This time, he has to save Qbabies, beings that look like smaller versions of him. As a reward for his help, they will give him additional abilities. The game is made of eighteen diverse locations where we will have to solve logical and environmental puzzles and avoid traps.

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The Station
The Station

Adventure 20 February 2018

An exploration-focused adventure game with FPP view, developed by The Station studio – an experienced team consisting of people who worked on titles like Crash Bandicoot, League of Legends, Destiny and the Prototype series. Its story has been set in a distant future and focuses on the activities of Axiom corporation, which finds the first alien civilization after years of searching.

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